Nine days left until Election Day. On this Sunday morning, here are some of the stories making headlines &#8212; and some of the fun that Saturday Night Live had at the Democrats' expense last night:

• Anchorage Daily News &#8212; Editorial board endorses Obama: Saying that &quot;Barack Obama, the Democratic nominee, brings far more promise to the office,&quot; the Alaska newspaper this morning endorsed him over Republican presidential nominee John McCain. Of GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, Alaska's governor, the Daily News'
editorial board writes that &quot;few who have worked closely with the
governor would argue she is truly ready to assume command of the most
important, powerful nation on earth. To step in and juggle the demands
of an economic meltdown, two deadly wars and a deteriorating climate
crisis would stretch the governor beyond her range.&quot;

• ABC News' Political Radar blog &#8212; McCain aides speak out about Palin: &quot;While Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin often speaks on the campaign trail of having 'ruffled feathers' during her time as governor of Alaska, the Republican vice presidential nominee appears to have ruffled feathers within the McCain camp. Aides to Sen. John McCain anonymously attacked Palin in several reports (Saturday), criticizing the Alaska governor for diverting from the McCain campaign's message, suggesting Palin was unhappy with certain campaign aides and accusing her of thinking more about her political future than about the success of the McCain-Palin ticket.&quot;

•The Associated Press &#8212; Palin's pipeline contract came out of a &quot;flawed bidding process:&quot; Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin's &quot;signature accomplishment&quot; as governor of Alaska &#8212; &quot;a contract to build a 1,715-mile
pipeline to bring natural gas from Alaska to the Lower 48 &#8212; emerged from a
flawed bidding process that narrowed the field to a company with ties to her
administration, an Associated Press investigation shows.&quot;

•ABC News' Political Punch blog &#8212; Obama campaign cancels interviews with Fla. TV reporter after contentious one with Biden: After an interview on WFTV-TV in Orlando on Thursday in which Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden was asked, among other things, whether running mate Barack Obama is being &quot;a Marxist,&quot; the Obama-Biden campaign has canceled further interviews with station anchor Barbara West.

• The Washington Times &#8212; Obama has shifted the spectrum in three key states that usually vote Republican:
The newspaper &quot;logged 1,300 miles through the mountains and valleys&quot; of
North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia. &quot;In all three states, in
every demographic, including Republicans, voters say they are
frustrated with the past eight years and view (Democratic presidential
nominee Barack) Obama as a symbol of hope in a time of war and economic
hardship. If they show up at the polls and vote accordingly, they likely will deliver the White House for Mr. Obama on Election Day.&quot;

• The Politico &#8212; &quot;Inaugural address&quot; McCain said is ready for Obama was written last summer as an argument for Clinton's candidacy: Republican presidential nominee John McCain criticized Democrat Barack Obama yesterday for supposedly having already drafted an inaugural address. But the piece was actually written by long-time Democratic operative John Podesta, who was then supporting Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's candidacy, to help make the case for Clinton's bid.

•Argus Leader &#8212; South Dakota's voters split on abortion ban: &quot;An Argus Leader Media/KELO-TV poll showed a dead heat on Initiated Measure 11, the state's proposed abortion ban: 44% said they'd vote for it and 44% said they'd vote against it if the election were held immediately. The poll was conducted Oct. 13-15, with a sample of 800 South Dakotans who said they are likely voters. The poll's margin of error is 3.5 percentage points. The 12% who said they still are undecided will determine the outcome of the issue Nov. 4.&quot;

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About Catalina Camia

Catalina Camia leads the OnPolitics online community and has been at USA TODAY since 2005. She has been a reporter or editor covering politics and Congress for two decades, including stints at The Dallas Morning News and Congressional Quarterly. Follow her at @USATOnPolitics.